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Your instructor might have told you to find a DHV 1 paraglider to finish off your flying course. A paraglider with this rating will feel very solid and secure in flight, and launching it will be relatively easy too. These days, the gliding performance of a DHV 1 paraglider might not be far behind many others with a higher certification.
DHV is not the only rating system, there are others.
While surfing the Net or chatting to flying buddies, you might come across the terms CEN, AFNOR, ACPUL, FFVL and SHV as well. It appears that AFNOR and ACPUL are now officially superseded by CEN, with some significant developments happening recently.
While it took a long time to come together, CEN is now poised to become a major paraglider rating system. More details below!
Note: As of 2008, you will see the term LTF more and more, instead of DHV. This simply refers to the airworthiness standards that DHV is testing for. However, in future, other organizations may be authorized to conduct the same tests and publish the results. Hence it makes sense now to refer to the standard itself, rather than the testing organization! For example, the entry-level wing will be an LTF 1 paraglider instead of a DHV 1 paraglider.
Firstly DHV, which stands for Deutscher Hangegleiter Verband, based in Germany. You will see or hear references to this system everywhere, it has been the dominant system to date. A wing tested by DHV test pilots may be designated a DHV 1 paraglider (easy to fly, but without maximum performance), DHV 1-2, DHV 2, DHV 2-3 or DHV 3 (highest performing, but for experienced and current pilots only).
Of course, anything of inferior safety or design won't get rated at all! These classifications exist to ensure known levels of safety, handling and performance. As mentioned elsewhere on this site, a final selection of a paraglider should be done in consultation with the person or people who taught you to fly.
To determine whether a wing will be a DHV 1 paraglider or some higher rating, DHV pilots do a series of tests which put the canopy in unusual situations in the air. The paraglider's recovery is monitored closely, and anything deemed 'interesting' by the pilots is investigated even further before a full report is made.
It's not all about flying characteristics, load tests are also conducted. For example, how much strain can the lines handle when the canopy suddenly re-inflates after a collapse? And what condition is the cloth and its stitching likely to be in after prolonged use?
The DHV system is considered to be the most stringent, but at the same time a little more dependant on the opinions of the test pilots.
CEN stands for Comité Européen de Normalisation, or in English, the European Committee for Standardization. The ratings themselves just use the letters EN, as in EN A or EN C.
This relatively new rating system is an attempt to pull together the best aspects of the German DHV system and it's French counterpart, AFNOR. It has been some time coming. Mmm German and French... it was never going to get stitched up over the weekend was it... ;-) Actually, it involved a massive amount of 'red tape', with input from several European Hang Gliding and Paragliding Federations. In particular, France (FFVL), Italy (FIVL), Great Britain (BHPA), Germany (DHV) and Switzerland (SHV).
The CEN standard is more stringent than AFNOR in some respects, and a number of completely new tests have also been added. For example, some AFNOR Competition wings flying today would not pass CEN certification.
With the AFNOR tests there was an emphasis on the time taken for recovery from various situations in the air. In CEN, these measurements have been combined with DHV-like measures of the amount of surge or turn induced by those same situations. Another aspect of the DHV tests now included in the CEN tests is the amount of brake travel expected just before the paraglider stalls or spins.
The CEN system divides paragliders into 4 categories, A, B, C and D. So an EN A paraglider is roughly equivalent to a DHV 1 paraglider. At the other end of the scale, EN D class paragliders would only be flown by competition pilots, or pilots with equivalent flying currency and hours. 'Potentially violent reactions to turbulence and pilot errors' and other scary stuff! Interestingly, the 'B' category is defined as suitable for initial instruction, just like 'A'.
A couple of key dates. On 3 Feb 2005, the CEN committee finally agreed to the new test standard. And then... (trumpet flourish here, or maybe a drum roll) Alain Zoller of Air Turquoise decided to start using the new testing method, officially known as EN-926-2, in April 2006. Air Turquoise has previously done certification work for both DHV and SHV, hence was a suitably neutral body for doing EN tests.
The AFNOR system was run by the French Standards Institute, and divided paragliders into Standard, Performance and Competition categories. Standard was the rough equivalent of a DHV 1 paraglider. However, Standard is a fairly wide category, and not all paragliders with this rating are suitable for learners.
There was a standard series of tests through which the paraglider under review was taken. Only tests relevant to the intended category were used, the final scores then determining whether the wing got certified. As with DHV, there were both static load tests and in-flight tests. In fact AFNOR used 17 flying tests in total. The AFNOR process was considered to be a less subjective one than the DHV system, since the tests were either passed or failed.
Knowing about AFNOR ratings is now only of interest to buyers of second-hand paragliders that have no other rating certification.
ACPUL stands for Association des Constructeurs de Parapente Ultra Legers. This system was around for a long time, starting before there was any such thing as a DHV 1 paraglider. It is a manufacturers' association based in Europe which ran its own certification system before the AFNOR tests became widely used. That's all the info you will find about it on this page!
This is the French Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, and I believe some paragliders are certified under this name.
The Swiss Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, sometimes referred to as the FSVL. I understand some paragliders have certification under this name, but it's not a large proportion.
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A new class of truss structure based on superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) wire has been developed by weaving superelastic SMA wire through two perforated facesheets. A gap was maintained between the facesheets while weaving and the ends of wire forming the truss legs are anchored in each facesheet. The resulting structure has a modified pyramidal configuration and is capable of undergoing large recoverable deformations typical of superelastic SMA. A four-unit cell truss specimen has been tested under static load cycles to investigate the compressive response. The truss specimen underwent a hysteretic loop and demonstrated minimal permanent deformation closely resembling the behavior of bulk SMA. A finite element model of the truss was generated and the analysis results were compared with the experimental response. The present work is an attempt to demonstrate an SMA-based truss structure having energy absorption capabilities with minimum permanent deformation. These truss structures may be applied for damage mitigation in composites subjected to impact and blast loads.
Lattice truss core-based sandwich structures have been the focus of numerous studies by various research groups [1–6]. Haydn Wadley [1] discussed different methods for fabrication of various truss topologies. He also investigated the structural performance of cellular metal sandwich structures and demonstrated that truss core-based sandwich panels sustain static design loads at weights greatly superior to stochastic foams and competitive with the lightest known (honeycomb core) systems. Lim and Kang [2] fabricated tetrahedral and Kagome truss cores from metal wires by tri-axial weaving. They evaluated the equivalent properties of such cores analytically and compared with experimental results. The failure mechanism under compressive loading was also studied. Lee and Kang [3] fabricated wire-woven bulk Kagome (WBK) using helical wires and brazed at joints and carried out experimental and numerical studies. They observed that WBK truss strength was comparable to that of ideal Kagome. Zhang et al. [4] investigated sandwich structures with carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) facesheets and aluminum pyramidal truss core. The core was made by snap-fitting individual strands and bonding them to the facesheet. Quasi-static compression tests were conducted to get stress–strain curves and to evaluate energy absorption mechanism. Low velocity impact tests were carried out to investigate damage resistance. George et al. [5] developed sandwich panels with facesheets as well as pyramidal core made of CFRP and studied their failure under quasi-static shear loading. Xiong et al. [6] investigated two-layer pyramidal-core sandwich panels under quasi-static compression and low velocity impact. They observed better energy absorbing capability per unit mass compared to glass fiber woven textile truss core.
Among other cellular structures, Shaw et al. [7] have demonstrated superelastic SMA-based honeycomb structures. These honeycombs exhibited enhanced shape recovery compared to monolithic SMA.
A common aspect of the response of truss structures fabricated with conventional metals and CFRP is that they undergo permanent (plastic) deformations when stressed beyond their elastic limits. Plastic deformation in turn helps in energy absorption under impact and blast loading conditions. However, this permanent deformation in the structure reduces their postimpact strength and stiffness rendering them unusable postimpact. SMA-based honeycomb structures, on the other hand, demonstrated significant shape recovery by undergoing reversible hysteretic phase transformation. The shape recovery through reversible hysteretic phase transformation suggests that SMA-based structures can be employed for energy absorption applications with minimum permanent deformation. This is evident from the stress–strain curve for superelastic NiTi (a nickel–titanium alloy is the most common SMA) shown in Fig. 1.
The present work aims to combine the advantages of truss structures with the adaptive nature of superelastic SMA by developing truss structures made from SMA wires. The compressive response of SMA truss, which is indicative of energy absorption capacity, is investigated.
The organization of the paper is as follows: The basic concept of SMA truss is presented in Sec. 2. The fabrication process and experimental investigations are explained in Sec. 3. The finite element analysis (FEA) is presented in Sec. 4. Section 5 details the experimental and simulation results, comparison between them, and discussion on major observations. The paper concludes with a summary of the major findings of the work in Sec. 6.
Shape memory alloy are readily available in the form of wires. A novel fabrication approach employing superelastic SMA wires for constructing truss structure is developed. The technique requires two facesheets with a specific pattern of holes. A gap is maintained between the facesheets and SMA wires are weaved through them to realize the truss. Unlike other metal wires, the superelastic nature of SMA wires prevents any kinking during weaving. A typical cross section with one complete weaving cycle is shown in Fig. 2(a).
The bend radius, r, is decided by wire diameter, dw, and maximum strain, εmax, in bend region. This (εmax) is the strain generated on the top and bottom surfaces (tensile and compressive) of wire when it is bend to attain the radius r. Based upon height H, facesheets thickness t and required truss angle θ, all other geometric parameters required for fabricating the truss, i.e., facesheet hole diameter, d, spacing s, height of bend from facesheet, h and length L can be obtained as follows:
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The holes pattern can be decided depending upon the desired truss configuration. In order to anchor the bend in the facesheet, a plate with higher thickness T, shown in Fig. 2(b), was chosen and a counter hole of diameter D was made on the outer face. The counter hole depth was kept sufficient to accommodate the complete bend. This slot was filled with adhesive after completion of weaving resulting in a flat top surface.
A four-cell pyramidal truss was realized based upon the concept presented above. SMA wire with the following properties was used for construction of the truss: alloy composition—50.8Ni49.2Ti (%); Austenite modulus—70 GPa; Martensite modulus—28 GPa; plateau stress (loading)—470 MPa; plateau stress (unloading)—210 MPa; plateau strain—6%; ultimate tensile strength—1550 MPa. Pyramidal truss has four legs and therefore requires two wire bends to cross over each other as shown in Fig. 2(b). The two Aluminum plates with holes and counter holes constituting the facesheets are shown in Figs. 3(a) and 3(b). The facesheets were maintained 10 mm apart (H-2t) using a nut-bolt arrangement and SMA wire of diameter 0.8 mm was weaved through it as shown in Fig. 3(c). An inclination angle, "θ" of "tan−1(10/8)" was chosen. After completion of weaving, all the counter holes were filled with adhesive to anchor the wire ends resulting in desired truss configuration. The nut-bolt arrangement was removed after the adhesive cures to achieve the free standing truss. The resulting four-unit cell pyramidal truss structure is shown in Fig. 3(d).
The compressive response of the four-cell truss specimen has been studied under static cyclic loading on a servohydraulic universal testing machine. The test arrangement is shown in Fig. 4. The truss was subjected to a deformation of 1 mm, which is 10% of effective truss height at a loading frequency of 2 min/cycle. Around five loading cycles were passed to allow for settling of the truss, if any, followed by which the load-deformation data was recorded. The effect of repeated cycling was studied by subjecting the truss to five continuous cycles.
A finite element model of a single cell truss, representing one-fourth of the specimen, was generated using abaqus finite element code [8]. The SMA wire was modeled using three-dimensional linear beam elements while the cylindrical blocks of adhesive were modeled with linear brick elements. abaqus [8] has built-in constitutive model of superelastic SMA, which was directly used for the analysis. There could be residual stresses generated in bend region of SMA wire during fabrication. In this work, these have not been considered in the analysis. The aluminum facesheets were not modeled and in-plane constraint was applied to the peripheral nodes of the adhesive blocks to account for them. The bottom face nodes of lower blocks were constrained against any vertical deformation. The model had a total of 192 beam elements and 9120 brick elements. The SMA wires were extended into the adhesive blocks to match the degrees-of-freedom of beam (SMA) and brick (adhesive block) elements. The meshed model is shown in Fig. 5.
A nonlinear static analysis is performed applying a downward deformation of 1 mm on the top midnode of the upper block in 100 equal increments. The entire deformation is recovered back in a subsequent step in another 100 equal increments.
The specimen under maximum vertical deformation is shown in Fig. 6(a) and the corresponding deflection contour is shown in Fig. 6(b). Figure 6(a) shows the buckling of multiple truss legs which is also captured in the simulation. However, simulation being the ideal scenario depicts symmetric bending of all truss legs. The specimen, on the other hand, being a fabricated structure, demonstrates an unsymmetric behavior. Upon removal of loading, a small kink in a few truss legs was observed indicating that the strain exceeded the maximum recoverable strain in those legs.
The load-deformation plots from the experiments and analysis results are compared in Fig. 7, with the simulation loading amplified four times to achieve equivalent load for a four cell specimen. The experimental plot of four-cell SMA truss resembles the behavior of bulk SMA closely. There is, however, a 24% drop in load at 1 mm deflection as compared to the peak load. This drop is due to the coupled effect of buckling of truss legs and stiffness reduction because of the austenite to martensite transformation of SMA. The unloading response is closer to bulk SMA behavior. The residual deformation is also observed to be less than 10% of the applied deformation.
The simulation plot demonstrates a significant drop in peak load indicating a dominant buckling effect along with austenite to martensite transformation. The unloading curve depicts an increase in load because of straightening of truss legs. The residual strain is not captured by material model in abaqus [8] so the specimen returns to its original position.
The comparison of experimental and simulation results shows a close match between the initial stiffness of the two results. The peak load observed in simulation is, however, 33% higher than that observed in actual testing. In simulation, all legs carry equal loads and buckle simultaneously resulting in higher peak load and sharp drop in load. The specimen, due to fabrication nonuniformities, has unequally loaded legs, which undergo buckling at different instants; hence, a gradual load reduction and higher load at 1 mm deflection as compared to simulation.
During unloading, the differently strained legs recover gradually and unequally; therefore, the behavior is governed by reverse transformation. In simulation, all legs recover from buckling simultaneously, thereby resulting in increase in load. The effect of buckling can be reduced by reducing the truss height or by restraining the lateral deflection of truss legs at midheight.
The effect of continuously cycling is studied by subjecting the specimen to five continuous cycles and the load-deformation curves are shown in Fig. 8. The loading curve stabilizes within a few cycles and the buckling becomes less prominent gradually. The unloading curve stabilizes faster and the residual deformation also remains less than 10% of applied deformation.
In order to study the effect of truss height on compressive response, single cell truss models with heights varying from 4 mm to 12 mm in steps of 2 mm were generated. Each model was subjected to a loading–unloading cycle with peak deformation equal to 10% of the truss height. A comparative load-deflection plot for these cases is shown in Fig. 9. The areas of hysteresis loop for these cases, for unit deflection, are compared in Fig. 10.
The curves demonstrate that buckling of truss legs dominate the response for truss heights of 8 mm and beyond. When the truss height is below 8 mm, the truss behavior is closer to bulk SMA behavior. There is marked reduction in hysteresis loop area due to buckling of truss legs as depicted in Fig. 9. Hence, the effectiveness of SMA truss can be improved by reducing buckling of truss legs. However, it must be appreciated that the finite element model is a simplified representation of the specimen and hence the actual response may vary a little. Nonetheless, it proves that this SMA truss is capable of undergoing reversible transformation under compressive loading.
A new concept of truss structure realized using SMA wires is presented. A four-cell truss specimen is fabricated and its compressive response is studied experimentally. The response depicts deformation recovery through the combined effect of buckling and austenite–martensite transformation. The buckling behavior is found to reduce gradually upon static cycling and the response stabilizes after 4–5 cycles.
Finite element analysis is performed on a single cell specimen in abaqus [8] FEA package using in-built superelastic SMA constitutive model. The model predicts the initial stiffness closely but the peak load is observed to be 33% higher than test result. The buckling is also more prominent in simulation results. A lower experimental load is due to fabrication-related imperfections, which cannot be modeled. The effect of truss height is studied by modeling trusses with varying heights. It is observed that buckling has negligible effect for truss of 6 mm or less.
The SMA truss demonstrated deformation recovery by undergoing hysteresis loop with less than 10% residual deformation. The truss can therefore be utilized for energy absorption applications such as impact and blast loading. The hysteretic recovery will lead to reduced structural damage.
It is planned to investigate the shear and bending response of this truss. Pyramidal trusses with reduced height will be fabricated and thoroughly characterized. In addition to this, other competing truss configurations will also be attempted.
Stress–strain curve of typical superelastic SMA
(a) Cross section with wire weaved through the two facesheets and (b) view at wire bend with cylindrical slot in the facesheet
(a) Top facesheet, (b) bottom facesheet, (c) cross-sectional view, and (d) SMA truss after fabrication
Test bed with specimen
(a) SMA wire elements and (b) finite element model of single cell truss
(a) Specimen under maximum deformation and (b) deflection contour
Comparison of load-deformation response between experimental and simulation results
Continuous static cycling of truss specimen for five cycles
Comparison between different height trusses for same percentage vertical deflection
Comparison of hysteresis loop area per unit deflection for different height trusses
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On December 18, the first press conference for Dante Lam's new film To The Fore (破風) was held in Beijing. The film director Dante Lam, along with actors Eddie Peng, Shawn Dou, Siwon Choi, Andrew Lin, and Ouyang Nana were all in attendance. The director even showed his ability in cycling, and the actors all seemed to have forgotten the difficulties during filming and merrily relayed stories of them on-set.
Described as an action drama film, To The Fore was filmed in six different locations worldwide, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Italy and China.
Director Dante Lam said, "The film will not only enjoy the beauty of the world's best sceneries – including the high quality and highly professional race tracks of Hong Kong and Italy – but the movie will depict the career and professional standards of the sport, thus providing the audience a true visual representation of the cycling profession."
The actors who portray as cyclists in the movie all underwent heavy training prior to filming. Eddie Peng, who has been experiencing a rise in popularity lately, relayed that each day required over 120 km in cycling training, including many hours on a cycling machine. It was revealed that actor Carlos Chan was even hospitalized at one point.
Overall, the actors cycled over 100,000 km for the movie.
Super Junior member Siwon acts as one of the three leading men in To The Fore. At the press conference, he told the media about discovering how he needed to shave his legs for the film. In fact, prior to each day's shooting, he would take the time to shave his legs. "(With my legs so smooth) I no longer felt like a man, so I feel apologetic towards my mother." Siwon also showed off his multilingual skills at the conference, speaking Mandarin at one point.
In the movie, Siwon has several scenes with 14-year-old actress Ouyang Nana. Previously, the two exchanged romantic Weibo posts where Siwon posted, "I will wait for you for six years." Ever since the Weibo post, many netizens have joked about the two actors massive age difference.
When asked about his proposed date with actress Ouyang Nana "six years from now", Siwon made sure to clear all speculation. He laughed and explained, "That was just a joke! Watch the film and you'll understand!"
Nana added, "Siwon is a very good person, and he was caring in looking after me." She also expressed that she felt fortunate to be able to be in a movie with so many handsome actors, and said everybody took great care of her.
To The Fore is a co-production by Evergrande Pictures, Emperor Motion Pictures, and iQiyi Pictures. It is expected to have a wide release in the summer of 2015.
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Immediately after Thursday night's horrific massacre of Dallas police, Islamic terrorists responded with glee about the attack.
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Are you hitting the road this summer? I love a nice long road trip. I love seeing California through a passenger window. Before we had children my husband and I could jump in the car and just go. Now that we have a 4 year old and 9 year old road trips are still one of our favorite things, but these days it takes a some planning and prepping for a successful road trip.
There are 3 major things to think about when planning for a road trip: entertainment, food and stops. When it was just the 2 of us we would drive for many hours straight with just the radio. These days we can get maybe 20 minutes in until someone from the backseat is complaining about being bored.
When it comes to entertainment there are lots of great options. Of course music in an option, and since we all have different tastes I made a Pandora station where each family member got to pick one type of music. Our station is a mix of Selena Gomez, Blink 182 and Luke Bryan. Another option is to download a family friendly audio book. Many libraries have a audio book lending site or you can find audio books on Audible.com. We also love games like Auto Bingo (you can find the game boards at most toy stores) and classics like the license plate game, I spy and 20 questions.
Investing in a good soft shell cooler helps us on road trips. A small cooler that fits in the back seats filled with drinks and snacks. A few water bottles and juice pouches are great for drinks. When it comes to snacks, I try to stay away from things that crumble or have the potential to melt onto seats. Cut up fruits, string cheese and nuts are a great way to keep the kids full in between meal stops.
Driving 6 hours straight is just not an option for us anymore. We have found that the more stops the better. Sometimes we research stops in advance and sometimes we just look for billboards. Over the years we have found some really great and weird little places to stop and stretch our legs. Even a quick 10 minute stop can be the difference between a meltdown in the car and a peaceful ride.
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I was going to write a whole blog on this, but you'll probably appreciate the super short version. My favorite thing I got for Christmas that I had asked for was Piggy Paint . It originally started out as non-toxic eco-friendly nail polish for kids. It's low odor and not made up of all the scary stuff normal nail polish is, so perfect for kids right? Well, hey, adults like that too! So luckily they made a line called "Refined" for women. My mom got it for me and so far I love it! I followed the directions to a T, which included using a blow dryer like 4 times, but I swear it didn't take that long and the polish is pretty, shiny, and holding up really well! I rarely paint my finger nails but love keeping my toe nails polished, so I'm excited to have this! I will definitely get the kiddy set one day in the future if I have a little girl! Crunchy yes, but frugal no so I'm glad I asked for it as a gift!
My cat's favorite place to sleep is under the Christmas tree. This is my first year leaving decorations up until the Epiphany, and I think she is super happy about it. She curls up in a ball and snores loudly for hours. I'm going to feel really guilty when it's time to un-decorate!
I have 5 more days until I go back to work next Tuesday. Somehow the stay-cation part of being off has gotten crazy busy. Today we got home around 1pm and I cleaned the kitchen, unpacked our bags, and did laundry while Steven went to work. Left on the to do list? Get my oil changed, tires rotated, mail sent to my sister, send a fax, exchange a book that I got 2 of, exchange a pair of pants I bought a few weeks ago, finish and review a book for this blog, do the grocery shopping, go to the bank, and restock our freezer with cookies, muffins, and pizza pockets. I'm tired just thinking about it!
The greenway system in Raleigh is SO amazing. It's really long and it goes right behind our apartment complex. We are lucky because it branches off in like 6 different directions right where we live so there is SO much to explore. So far we've only gone on two of the 'branches' and not more than a mile each way probably. I can't wait to explore it more! I only turned around tonight because I was alone and it was getting really dark.
I wish I was one of those people who loved exercising. Even if I enjoy it while I'm doing it, or I'm glad I did it afterwards, I still dread it when I have it planned and generally put it off at least 30 minutes before I guilt myself into it. If I looked forward to it, it would make my life so much easier!


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Lucy's grandfather, William Neves, was the first to cary the name Neves that we know of. His father's identity is still a mystery. His mother, Dinah, led a short but full life. LaVerle Neves wrote the story as she knew it, in, "Their Roots were Long and Deep." Lucy also has memories of her Grandfather discussing his parents. We'll try to piece together the facts, as we know them, with the historical background of the time and fit together the best version we can.
Dinah Ashdown was born to James Ashdown and Mary Briant. James worked as a pit sawyer, probably in the lime quarries. Mary was described as an invalid and so James also cared for the home and children. He taught his children to read and also acted as their school teacher. He died at age 64 after contracting silicosis, a disease of the lungs.
Mary was forced to find work as a housekeeper. She watched as most of her children sailed of to America or Australia. Mary lived a long life and passed away when she was nearly 80 years old.
At the age of twenty Dinah and Abraham Cornwall were married. Just six months after their marriage Dinah gave birth to a baby girl, Ruth. Then a year and a half later Amos came along.
Laverle records, "After their marriage, he and Dinah made their home not far away at Hadlow Downs. … Life seemed to be going well for the couple until November 10, 1844. On the day they should have been celebrating their 3rd wedding anniversary, Abraham died suddenly of what was recorded as an effusion on the brain. (cerebral hemorrhage in today's terms). Now, at the age of 23, Dinah was thrust into the "cold cruel world" with two babies to support and care for." Ruth was almost two and a half and Amos had turned one year old just seven days earlier.
Almost three years after the loss of Abraham Dinah gave birth to a son, William. The story goes that Dinah fell in love with the son of a wealthy family. His name was William Neves. They were secretly married in 1846 but when the baby was born the family discovered the marriage. Furious, they shipped him off to a foreign land. Some say he went to Australia, others say Brazil. Wherever he went neither Dinah nor William ever heard from him again.
LaVerle and others have made trips to England. They have examined records at the Parish where William's birth was recorded, but no mention of his father has ever been found. Dinah's name is recorded on his birth record as "Dinah Cornwall" instead of Neves. Dinah also saw that William was adopted by her dead husband, Abraham. William kept the name of Neves throughout his life.
The identity of his father's family has also been lost through time. The Neves family line seems to both begin and end with the first William Neves.
Dinah married again in 1821. She and her new husband, Robert Frost, had a boy, Isaac on the 21st of November 1849.
Not one year after Isaac's birth, at the age of 29, Dinah passed away. Isaac felt that he wasn't able to care for so many children and so he sold them into a workhouse for orphans.
When Dinah's brother Richard discovered what had become of the children he came to their aid and brought them into his already large family.


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Pirate Fun, Colin Bell & Neil Slorance, Do Gooder Comics Ohhh, where to start with this one? It was sooo much fun that after finishing reading it I am sitting here with a huge grin...Read More →
This weekend saw the second ECAF (Edinburgh Comic Art Festival), following its debut last winter in Summerhall (reviewed here), this year it had relocated to the Out of the Blue Drill Hall, just off Leith...Read More →
Small Press Day is coming on Saturday July 9th at various locations around the UK and Ireland, celebrating the incredibly vibrant and diverse small press scene in these islands (many of which we've covered here...Read More →
A reminder that the popular Indy and small press Caption comics festival takes place this coming weekend, and has moved from its traditional Oxford home this year to Coventry, taking place in the FarGo Village where...Read More →
The Golem, Chris Kent, Graphite Fiction I reviewed Chris Kent's Medusa last year, a tale of a serviceman returned from Iraq, deeply damaged in his soul, haunting and disturbing, using a mixture of art and...Read More →
Tales From Scene City Issue 4: Babezilla Part 2 Rob Cureton The popularity of any comics event can perhaps be best summarised by the number of artists who decide that this particular show is the...Read More →
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Upcoming from Edward Ross, fresh from his scientific endeavours in the comics medium, a welcome return to his Filmish series with the fourth issue: Food on Film. I've really enjoyed the previous three volumes where...Read More →
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Feminism: #HereWeAre
Tell us why you're a feminist, why you need feminism, or how you embrace feminism with the hashtag #HereWeAre.
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In honor of Women's History Month and in light of the ongoing needs to continue talking about equality, #HereWeAre seeks to highlight the power of talking about feminism: what it means for us individually, what it means for us collectively, and why it's one of the most powerful and life-changing parties around.
This is a prime time to talk about our feminism, why we still need feminism, and to honor feminists of all shapes, sizes, colors, abilities, genders, sexualities, and more. Feminism is a party for all of us. Let's celebrate.
The #HereWeAre hashtag honors the new book HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD, an anthology of art, essays, comics, and more from 44 voices on the topic of feminism. Details about the book here.
Kelly Jensen
Editor of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD, a young adult anthology featuring writing, art, comics, and more all focused on why feminism is the best party to join.


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In collaboration with Alex Petre, Danny seim, Lucas Ochoa, Renhao Hu, Stanley Zhang, Taewan Kim, and Will Meng
2nd place winner at hack-a-startup 2015
Find is a service conceptualized and mocked-up in less than 24 hours during the Hack-a-Startup 2015 Hackathon. Our intention was to not only calculate the best, most efficient experience for shoppers everywhere, but also provide value through data for aisle activity for retailers and CPGs (Consumer Packaged Goods). My role in the team was to create the experience and the app interface for FIND. Our team was made up of MBAs and undergrads.
The Problem
Shoppers often waste time wandering through aisles looking for ingredients.
Our design initiative would be to create a system that would balance the stakeholders' (the shopper, retailer, and CPG(Consumer Packaged Goods)). This system would include at least an app, desktop interface to track consumer data, and iBeacon technology.
In the beginning, we found ourselves a little lost. We asked ourselves a variety of questions: what could we offer that other aisle location trackers do not currently have? How can we make the shoppers use the app more than once? Would retailers be concerned that the customers would be looking at their phones more than the shelves?
After half our team interviewed customers entering and leaving some grocery stores, we realized that retailers are already aware that people spend lots of time looking at their phones, so they would not be so concerned with an app that may have them do the same thing. Additionally, we found that customers care most about finding items quickly and finding discounts.
User Experience
From the research gathered, I concluded a couple things:
- A balance between all three stakeholders must be found.
- There must be an incentive for the shopper to use the app again.
As the designer of the team, I knew that these needed to be implemented.
- An intuitive interface for the in-store experience
- A flow for both active users--the shopper and the retailer. The CPGs would be in constant correspondence with the retailer, so the same interface for data wouldn't be necessary.
Below would be the flow of interaction for both users.
The app interface to be as non-intrusive as possible, something simple that can be used with a quick glance. Although the experience needed to intuitive, I wanted this to be a fun experience as well--shopping can get stressful, so I wanted to make this app to be as uncluttered as possible to cause less anxiety.
On the login page, the user has an option to sign in with Facebook (for gender, age range, general region data), or use the guest option if they are in a rush. However, using the guest login will not show them as many discounts as the first option--which appeals to the retailers and CPGs.
The shopping list is meant to be a quick and intuitive, something not overwhelming. If the user is in a rush, they can use a previously used list.
The map is a very simple floor plan using only primitive shapes--the colored open circles represent items that haven't been found yet and the aisles are depicted through rectangles. Photos of the items were necessary in order to appeal to the CPGs, who would want their products featured. I was inspired by Amazon's recommended items feature, since it feels friendly and not so forced. This was implemented--tapping on the plus adds the item to the user's list.
Featured brands (by the CPG) are also shown, some of which have discounts.
By the end of their experience, the user compiles all their discounts to the register. They can see the total of money saved, and each item discount, step by step. Afterwards, they have an option of naming their list and saving it for future use, since from our team members' experiences, it's common to have a routine grocery list.
There are definitely some things I had in mind designing this--I didn't realize how much balance there had to be between all three stakeholders. To me, it almost felt like sometimes I was paying more attention to product promotion and the retailers and not the shoppers--even though all three are technically users. However, I have to remember that this hackathon was more business-related, so a good deal of focus had to be put into the profit in order to have a successful presentation (which we did!).
If I were to do this differently (and/or had more than 24 hours to do this) I would dive deeper into the retailer interface. What kinds of data would be shown? How would they be displayed?


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The data that is being used in Visio does not have to exist in SharePoint, and can be external. It gives organizations the ability to take complex processes and create a storyboard out of them, which is a pictorial representation of a process. When processes are converted to storyboards, they can be evaluated and improved in an agile fashion.
This equates to leaner, more efficient processes, which ultimately equates to better decision making, happier customers, and informed vendors and suppliers. The end result will be new and repeat business and cost savings.
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Oct. 30, 2015
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Gulls took their first of back-to-back contests vs. the Stockton Heat, American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Calgary Flames.
The Gulls and Heat traded opportunities early in the first period before San Diego got into penalty trouble, sending multiple San Diego players to the box and putting the Gulls on the five-on-three penalty kill for a full two minutes, and a five-on-four penalty kill for an additional two minutes.
After killing both penalties during the entire four minutes of man-down time, the Gulls and Heat continued to force opportunities, including multiple odd man rushes, but ultimately ended the first period scoreless.
Both teams continued to struggle finding the back of the net for the majority of the second period before Heat forward Emile Poirier took an interference penalty at 14:38 and Gulls rookie Nick Ritchie converted on the power play. Defenseman Brandon Montour and forward Max Friberg both added assists on Ritchie's second period goal, San Diego's sixth power play goal of the season.
The Heat battled back, netting their first of the game, a shorthanded goal at 15:53 by left wing Bryce Van Brabant, but the Gulls didn't settle for long, regaining the lead only :28 seconds later. The Gulls' second of the game was put in by forward Max Friberg, also a power play goal, assisted by Antoine Laganiere.
The Gulls changed out goaltenders to start the third period, replacing starter John Gibson with backup Matt Hackett. Stockton forward Bill Arnold notched his second of the season with 4:03 remaining in regulation, forcing overtime which ultimately ended scoreless.
San Diego forward Mike Sgarbossa recorded a shootout tally and goaltender Matt Hackett stopped four-of-four shootout attempts, giving the Gulls the victory, their fifth of the season.
The Gulls (5-1-0-0) and Heat (2-2-0-1) match up again tomorrow, Oct. 31 (5:35 p.m.), for their second of back-to-back games at Valley View Casino Center. Visit www.sandiegogulls.com for more information.


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So this is Yoshi, our new miniature Australian shepherd puppy.
Shortly after my wife and I married, we got an Australian shepherd puppy home we named Mulder. This was back in 2002. Mulder was a wonderful dog who lived a happy life and got mysteriously ill for 3 days and died around 2011 or 12.
When we got our house in Chandler, Arizona in 2003, we adopted an Australian Cattledog whom we named Worf. Worf is still around today. After Mulder died, Worf was pretty unhealthy (overweight, rotten teeth, going blind) and we thought he didn't have long for the world, and we'd wait until he passed on to get a new dog.
Actually, once Worf ditched the rotten teeth and slimmed down on a canned food diet and increased walkings, he's pretty healthy and didn't seem like he was on any death watch any more. But our kids really wanted a dog to raise, that would play with them, and at "81 in dog years" Worf pretty much has 0 interactions with anyone else in the house besides me.
Anyways, Yoshi joined the family on May 3rd and he brings a wonderful brightness into our lives. Maggie is even forgoing her Minecraft obsession to dote over this guy.


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Love your Heart with 31 Foods to Lower Cholesterol
31 Foods to Lower Cholesterol
- Oats
- Shiitake Mushrooms
- Barley
- Lentils
- Beans
- Quinoa
- Chickpeas
- Fennel
- Swede (Rutabaga)
- Parsnip
- Edameme (Soya Beans)
- Broccoli
- Kale
- Broad Beans
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
- Pears
- Mango
- Papaya
- Chia Seeds
- Flaxseeds/Linseeds
- Sesame Seeds
- Sunflower Seeds
- Walnuts
- Almonds Nuts
- Pistachios Nuts
- Macadamia Nuts
- Mackerel
- Salmon
- Trout
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'When I first came to Telltale I was charged with attempting to find a localization company that could help bring our stories to a broader global market day and date with our English releases. Given that we run on an incredibly tight schedule and that our scripts are changing up until the night of submission, finding a partner that could help with this was no easy task. It wasn't until a former colleague of mine recommended MOGI that I felt I might have the partner I needed.
On speaking with Zoi Vitsentzou (Head of Global Operations) and Orad Elkayam (CEO) they assured me that they were up to the task and, much like me, wanted to form a lasting partnership. We talked about ways we could work around our challenging development cycle (6 weeks turnaround) and our need for constant and even last minute changes to our scripts that are often difficult to handle given our geographic locations. All while stressing the requirement to launch day and date with our English release with French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) translations. Needless to say, while working together on titles such as Game of Thrones, Tales from the Borderlands, The Walking Dead: Michonne and most recently the upcoming Episode of Minecraft: Story Mode the MOGI team has never let me down.'


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Can a victorious Merkel spell energy reform without FDP?
Will a newly empowered Merkel be able to finally grapple realistically with Germany's energy needs? Can she assemble a coalition which is able to do so?
Will a newly empowered Merkel be able to finally grapple realistically with Germany's energy needs? Can she assemble a coalition which is able to do so?
The more CO2 there is in the atmosphere, the more it is absorbed by plants of every description – and the faster and better they grow, even under adverse conditions like limited water, extremely hot air temperatures, or infestations of insects, weeds and other pests. As trees, grasses, algae and crops grow more rapidly and become healthier and more robust, animals and humans enjoy better nutrition on a planet that is greener and greener.
Twisted logic at the Bonn climate conference. A UNFCCC delegate finds evidence the Earth is warming in a cold German Spring. Watch Now!
Do you realize how much money you owe to developing nations to compensate for all the harm your extravagant car-driving, food-refrigerating, detached-housing lifestyle has caused?
The Maldives held an underwater cabinet meeting to let you know.
WATCH NOW. What they don't know at the climate conference in Bonn may shock you. Then again, maybe not.
CFACT's Bonn press conference: Statement of Executive Director Craig Rucker, the UN streamed it live and there is UNFCCC on demand video available featuring Craig Rucker and Wolfgang Mueller of the European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE).
Press conference — UN climate conference Bonn. Wednesday June 5, 2013, Hotel Maritim room Haydn.
It's becoming apparent that so long as there's taxpayer money and nice venues to hold conferences, there's probably going to be no end to these regularly scheduled gatherings of international bureaucrats attempting to clamp down on our economy and regulate the weather.
Exploiting tragic natural weather events to push global warming at ICLEI.
The battle over global warming policy is often viewed as taking place in Washington, D.C. and the UN. But another front that receives scant attention, though is no less important, is in city halls around the globe.
Property rights vs. UN Agenda 21 ICLEI attendees dismayed over growing grassroots opposition
Can Obama & Kerry jump start the UN climate process? CFACT sends delegation to the UN Climate Summit and ICLEI forum in Bonn
Lawmakers in states across the nation are thinking twice about policies that drive up the cost of power. In fact, according to a recent report, fourteen states with renewable energy mandates are currently considering laws that repeal of significantly roll back provisions that require utilities to build or purchase more renewable power. An additional eight states considered such measures last year.
Much of the scary climate stuff gleefully trumpeted by the global media comes from the UN's IPCC, a highly politicized organization that does not actually carry out any original climate research. Instead, it simply issues assessments based upon supposedly independent surveys of published research. However, some of its most influential conclusions that are summarized in its reports have neither been based upon truly independent research, nor properly vetted through accepted peer- review processes.
Five hundred German police and tax inspectors raided offices and residences connected with Deutsche Bank in Berlin, Frankfurt and Dusselforf, Wednesday over allegations of conspiracy involving over €300 million in carbon trading tax fraud.
While a few profiteers will amass carbon trading fortunes, these schemes will not impact the climate in any meaningful way. Whether conducted legally or illegally, all carbon trading is a waste and a scam which cries out to be halted.
Scientists and policy experts just completed a European climate conference organized to coincide with the UN conference in Doha, Qatar. The warming propaganda industry likes to push the idea that all scientists back their ideology. Nothing could be further from the truth as demonstrated by this and other scientific gatherings.
As the Qatar climate summit heats up, Germany's "Die Zeit" calls CFACT's Marc Morano the climate "Godfather" — tries to do a hit piece on him, but Climate Depot shoots back. "It's just business, nothing personal…"
Join CFACT Europe at the EIKE climate conference in Munich, Germany, November 30th and December 1st, 2012. Discuss climate science and policy with scientists, scholars and policy experts as they gather just days before the UN climate summit in Qatar.
A few years ago, Germany was "fully committed" to the EU's goal of ending fossil fuel use. It was building lots of wind turbines, and even some solar farms despite its often-cloudy skies. After the tsunami, Prime Minister Angela Merckel announced Germany would phase out its nuclear plants quickly, implying more power from renewables.
EIKE hosts a climate conference in Berlin on the very eve of the UN's Rio+20 conference on sustainable development. More information and sign up here.


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October 20, 2017 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Let's Kick Off the 2017-2018 Hunting Season in style! Come by the TTHA Corporate Office October 20th from 8am-5pm and pick up your FREE TTHA 4in. decal (while quantities last).
Various TTHA items will be on site, and TTHA Caps and T-Shirts will be available to purchase.
What a perfect way to celebrate the arrival of the 2017-2018 Hunting Season! Don't miss it!


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LOS ANGELES — The 2013 XBIZ Summit brought the latest installment of its popular educational seminar series to Miami for a second day, featuring an adult entertainment industry insider's look at the path to porn profits today and the potholes along the way.
For photo coverage of XBIZ Summit 2013, click here.
Presented by AWEmpire from May 14-17, the 2013 XBIZ Summit at the Coconut Grove, Fla.-based Mayfair Hotel & Spa is one of the year's most talked about events, bringing a range of deal-making, educational and networking opportunities to an audience of adult entertainment professionals.
As part of these knowledge-building offerings, XBIZ Summit presents seminars generously sponsored by NETbilling.com, featuring experienced panelists offering expert insights on vital topics facing the industry today.
Thursday's seminar series began with a discussion of Progressive Strategies for Maximizing Competitive Advantages, featuring panelists Jeff Wilson of Video Secrets, Utherverse's Anna Lee and Amy Starr of SexyDeliciousThings.com, on behalf of porn powerhouse Sssh.com, with moderation by XBIZ' Stephen Yagielowicz.
The session explored the strategies that these companies used to get to their leadership position, as well as the techniques they are focusing on to continue that success forward, including the most important factors influencing their business' growth for the next year.
"[Sssh.com founder Angie Rowntree] saw a market hole and realized that women's porn consumption habits are different than men's," Starr said. "Angie handles everything from focus groups to customer service for a very hands-on approach."
Starr says that Sssh.com is extending its brand into real world events and focusing on the issues facing women for a more mainstream appeal. The site is also heavily community driven — with monthly charity donations to a group selected by members, as an example.
"Webcams are growing," Wilson told attendees. "With increased piracy and easy access to prerecorded content, the live experience is becoming a main revenue source for many companies and we remain focused on helping these companies capitalize on our success by integrating our cams into their current platforms."
Creating new platforms, and monetizing existing ones in a creative manner, is what Utherverse is all about.
"We entered the virtual world space to create a 3D Internet," Lee told attendees, saying the 12 million-member Red Light Center utilizes a business model based on traditional recurring subscriptions.
"Access to the virtual world is free," Lee said. "But if you want to have sex online, it is $20 per month."
Lee says the company has also diversified its holdings by moving into a variety of markets, including the meeting arena, with the Adult Entertainment Virtual Convention as one groundbreaking example, while offering a new digital Bitcoin mining option tied to its own virtual currency, known as Rays, which are exchangeable for Dollars.
"Rays Harvester is a shared computing program that pays out in Rays," Lee explained. "For some people, Rays will pay their membership fee; for others, it's a way to make extra money."
It is the kind of innovation needed to succeed.
Yagielowicz asked the panelists if technology was the only important consideration, or if a more human approach is required in order to succeed.
"If you rely on technology alone," Wilson says, "nobody will want to work with you."
"While technology drives a lot of Wasteland.com," Starr said, "Sssh.com is driven more by personality and connection."
Next, XBIZ Summit took a special look at the gay side of the business today, with perspectives by CitiBoyz' Steve Shay, AWEmpire consultant Douglas Richter, Mitch Farber from NETbilling and Frank Gannon from Epoch, along with CCBill's Gary Jackson and panel moderation by CyberSocket's Morgan Sommer.
Farber explained that regardless of whether you are straight or gay, attending shows is a vital tool for merchant education and networking, helping to forge relationships.
Richter agreed, saying that strategies that work for gay companies can also work for many straight and tranny content marketers.
Jackson highlighted CCBill's commitment to the gay market through its sponsorship of the Gay Phoenix Forum as a way of reaching out to the community.
"The gay market is notoriously affluent and has a more focused commitment to their purchasing habits," Jackson said. "They are more willing to try new things and new sites, are more loyal and more likely to bite on an upsell."
Jackson noted that while straight sites have an average retention rate of three to four months, gay sites average five to six months.
Farber concurred, adding that gay sites also sell longer memberships, such as six month and yearlong subscriptions.
Conversions are also better on gay sites, even as their volume is lower, with Richter sharing that while the company's flagship LiveJasmin.com converts at 1:1,200, its gay site, CameraBoys.com, converts at 1:200, but in either case, customers engage and spend time with the models at an addictive pace.
Shay says that loyalty is huge in the gay market but you have to narrow it down to niches.
"You have to know your demographics," Shay said, "and the type of product they want."
One crossover technique Shay suggests is to use more "hot guys" in straight porn as a way of gaining gay viewers.
Gannon told the audience that one reason the gay market is so profitable is that gays are not hiding their porn purchases from their wives.
Richter agreed, saying, "I don't have to save for my children's college."
"They will tithe to that like church," Gannon stated, adding that some gay consumers will support certain sites even if they do not actively login; and if they do login, they love to get upgrades and other benefits.
"One thing we are evolving out of," Gannon added, "is seeing websites as online porn magazines where you pay a subscription fee to access the content."
Richter also noted a serious dilution in the quality of pre-recorded gay content as many straight producers sought profits in this arena without understanding the marketplace, further fueling the market for live gay cams.
"Gay cam customers are looking for a specific connection," Jackson stated. "There has to be a direct link to the consumer's wants and needs."
The latest online billing phenomenon made a splash in a popular XBIZ Summit session that asked, "Is Bitcoin the Next Big Thing for Adult?"
Panelists included Avi Bitton from Wicked Pictures, Douglas Richter from AWEmpire and BitPay CEO Tony Galippi, with moderation by XBIZ' Stephen Yagielowicz, who asked the panelists what they saw as Bitcoin's biggest strengths and weaknesses, as well as how their company is approaching it: by implementing Bitcoin, ignoring it, or taking a wait and see attitude?
"The completely decentralized P2P nature of the payment system is Bitcoin's biggest strength," Bitton told XBIZ. "We have anonymity, transaction fees are lower, there are no chargebacks, the type of fraud we see with credit cards is impossible, and nobody's Bitcoin can get frozen and/or given a 'haircut' to make up for bad bank investments."
Bitton also sees the completely decentralized P2P nature of the Bitcoin payment system as its biggest weakness.
"It's a double-edged sword," Bitton said. "Working in the system is still a bit geeky and not for everyone. As a user, you need to [read the manual] in order to stay clear of wonky wallets, service providers, and to understand the extreme volatility of Bitcoin."
While Bitton explained that Wicked's flagship consumer domains are now managed by Manwin and should be accepting Bitcoin soon, he noted that excellent user experiences were what the company wants, which could hinder Bitcoin adoption.
Gallippi believes that Bitcoin's biggest strength is its borderless Internet payments.
"The ability to receive money from any country on earth, with no risk of fraud, is not even closely possible with any other payment network used today," Gallippi stated, adding that Bitcoin's biggest weakness is the exchange. "Getting other currencies in and out of Bitcoin is more difficult today than it is to sign up for an email account, and in the future it should be that easy."
As for implementation, Gallippi says that BitPay is making it easy for businesses to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment.
"Bitcoin is still beta software with many challenging edge conditions," Gallippi added. "But we are by far the leaders in the space of Bitcoin payment processing."
With breaking news that the U.S. government had acted against Bitcoin the night before, reportedly seizing bank accounts and closing the Dwolla processor, the conversation was most lively and touched on mining, investing in and trading Bitcoins — as well as other forms of monetizing consumer data processing.
Next up was the legal panel as it examined Pressing Issues for Industry Entrepreneurs, from the perspectives of distinguished attorneys including Larry Walters, Marc Randazza and Corey Silverstein, along with ASACP Executive Director Tim Henning and the able moderation of Wasteland's Colin Rowntree.
It was perhaps the lightest hearted and most fun legal panel in the history of adult events, despite the dire warnings of impending doom from this panel of experts, which played on years of camaraderie for some judicial jostling and humor.
Among the warnings are renewed threats from Polk County, a danger from bundling cams and dating, lawsuits over pop-under ads, legislative moves for online child safety and a need for the industry to organize an effective trade representation body.
Walters relayed the latest antics of the Polk County, Florida Sheriff's Department, which has a long history of intolerance towards freedom of speech; including the recent arrest of a woman who sold adult DVDs at her local gas station. Walters noted it is an important case as a win by the county here is usable in other jurisdictions, if the content in question is deemed obscene. He also cited last week's arrest of 90 local residents on prostitution charges related to use of Backpage.com, which the Sheriff intends to prosecute.
"Trying to predict where an obscenity prosecution will take place is like trying to predict a lightning strike," Silverstein offered, underscoring the need for adult website operators to defend their peers regardless of the prosecutorial venue.
Walters also warned of cam sites that use an automated ID upload system for '2257 compliance efforts, when there is not a reasonable degree of human review and explained that the sexual nature of cam shows can hurt operators that also offer dating and hookup products, due to an erosion of protections when these media combine.
Henning discussed ASACP's mission, including its CP Reporting Hotline, which receives 10,000 to 20,000 raw reports monthly, as well as the association's Restricted To Adults (RTA) website labeling system, which is available free for websites and mobile devices, and includes a WordPress plugin.
Henning also commented on recent moves by world governments, including Germany's new content evaluation schemes and Iceland's banning of porn: the first such restriction in the free world. The U.K.'s fining of companies for having inadequate age verification mechanisms and seeking out an opt-in porn access regimen was also discussed.
Another hot topic was the legal maneuvering of Exit Exchange, which is suing players for using pop-under ads, similar to the attack Acacia launched several years ago against adult and mainstream companies using streaming video — with many companies paying the licensing fees — and others coming together to fight them. While the industry won in this case, the pop-under challenge is another story, as the patent holders are pursuing the deeper pockets of ISPs claiming contributory patent infringement since they "allow" their hosting clients to use pop-under ads on their sites.
"This is a patent that is valid. It has been challenged before and upheld," Silverstein warned. "Anyone using this technology today has a problem."
Silverstein also emphasized the importance of developing good rapport during initial contacts with law enforcement agencies and warned against being involved in Bitcoin, calling it "a stupid idea," and saying that "the folks behind it made a lot of money, but they'll be going to jail."
Randazza rocked the session with an impassioned plea for adult industry unity as a way to conquer major obstacles set against it, saying, "We are all small businesses that are easy to pick off, one by one."
Randazza cites issues such as condom laws, patent trolls, and politicians picking on porn, as battles the industry would better wage with more support.
"The argument against porn is very easy to make, so politicians love to slap the industry around," Randazza stated, concluding, "I don't want to see this industry bled to death by 1,000 little cuts."
Finally, XBIZ Summit helped pave the way for XBIZ EU, with a look at International Business and Establishing Cross-Atlantic Relations, with AdultCentro's Alex Kudinov, Chi Lee from Reporo, Sascha Winkler of PAY4, Christian Kreul from Visit-X.tv, Michael Plante from the Qwebec Expo, and session moderation by Actually Helping's Mike Ackerman.
Ackerman asked the panel about the various acceptable content ratings, based on the laws, regulations and delivery methods where the company is operating and distributing adult content.
"Different countries have different requirements on the mobile and TV side," said Kreul, who worked for seven years in the mobile industry before moving to his current position. "… In Germany, softcore has a different meaning than in the states. Topless is OK for softcore, and you can have a naked girl. But you can't show penetration."
The panel also discussed methods for attracting foreign audiences to North American content and ways to optimize sales and conversions for the European market.
Reporo's Lee said his company is headquartered in London, but has offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, Phillippines, Brazil and Japan, among other countries. He said that Reporo also employs dozens of professionals who speak different languages in an effort to specifically tailor its services to that region.
"At the end of the day the reason we have all that global coverage is because Indian traffic and advertising is infinitely different than traffic and advertising in Japan and the U.S," Lee noted. "The way of doing things is different, so you do your research."
The panel pointed out that details such as changing landing pages to fit the voice and aesthetic of a country were key elements for successful market penetration.
"It's not just about the language, that's not good enough," Kreul said. "It's also about the content. In Germany, we don't like the glossy porn star look. We in Germany like amateurs, the girl next door.
"The easiest way is to look for a local partner and try to work something out with them. They have the experience. I don't know any big international company who is successful in Germany doing it on their own."
And with that, the diverse educational component of the Summit concluded. But the week was far from over, as the night of a festivities began with the Sunset Soiree at nearby Scotty's Landing, sponsored by Online IPS. The secluded waterfront destination gave attendees a chance to unwind after two full days of seminars and networking sessions.
That set the stage for Havana Nights, the closing party of the Summit conveniently happening across the street from the Mayfair Hotel. The Cuban-themed bash included a DJ spinning everything from house music to salsa, delicious snacks, go-go dancers and shot girls prancing around in tutus.
Party-goers donned colorful fedora hats and mustaches on a stick while sipping complimentary cocktails courtesy of event sponsors Affil4you and JuicyAds. The revelry continued well into the wee hours of Friday morning, when a mimosa-fueled Farewell Toast was set to send attendees off in style.
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BURLINGTON, N.J. (WPVI) --Police in Burlington, New Jersey are investigating a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian.
It happened shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday at Route 130 and Bordentown Road.
The victim was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton.
The Action Cam on the scene showed the striking vehicle with severe damage to the windshield.
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